[Brainy pulls out his omnicom with the slightest eyeroll and starts scanning again.]

I'd say that my standing with the group was the least of my priorities right now, if not for the fact that doesn't even rank.

[He's managed some non-hostile encounters with a few of the individuals here but he's always better at one-on-one interactions. Group dynamics were never his strong suite and he's the kind of person that just digs in and doubles down when facing conflict. It doesn't make him particularly likable.]

I wasn't trying to play peacemaker for the sake of it, I was trying to get everyone to cease their nattering so that I can actually concentrate.